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I Grew Up Little
$16.99Add to cartPatsy became a high school dropout, a teenage runaway, a bride at 17, and a parent at 20. She soon began to suffer from agoraphobia and became a prisoner in her own home. But to look at her now, walking back and forth across a stage talking to thousands of women, it’s quite obvious that something has changed! I Grew Up Little is the story of how that transformation took place and how God can change each of us, as well.
I Grew Up Little is Patsy Clairmont’s amazing story-told here in its entirety for the very first time. Her journey from a life filled with dark despair and depression to one of hope and complete transformation delivers a powerful message of hope and possibility to women of all ages.
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Into The Region Of Awe
$35.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
C. S. Lewis is generally regarded as a commonsense Christian whose theology is understandable and practical. And yet, from his memoir Surprised by Joy to his beloved Chronicles of Narnia, from his nonfiction essays to his letters, C. S. Lewis’s works display a distinct sense of the mystical. In this book, David C. Downing explores the breadth of Lewis’s writing, introducing us to the context of Christian mysticism in Lewis’s day and the writers who most influenced him.
Lewis’s critique of mysticism is instructive to us in this day of eclectic religious thought. Exploring Lewis’s sense of the mystical can help us safeguard ourselves from false mysticism, even as it opens the way to a full experience of God’s presence-the “region of awe.”
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Chance To Die (Reprinted)
$22.99Add to cartA Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as “Amma,” or “mother,” as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children.
Amy’s life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all who claim the name of Christ. She was a woman with desires and dreams, faults and fears, who gave her life unconditionally to serve her Master.
Bringing Amma to life through inspiring photos and compelling biographical narrative, Elisabeth Elliot urges readers to examine the depths of their own commitment to Christ.
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William Law : Selections From A Serious Call To A Devout And Holy Life
$13.99Add to cartWilliam Law (1686-1761) was an Anglican priest who specialized in providing spiritual direction. This occupation led his writings to be concrete and specific, yet profound and filled with rich insights. His best known piece, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, has inspired countless generations and deeply influenced the English religious revivals. The selections here offer practical spiritual direction for those seeking a meaningful life of prayer and devotion.
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Father To The Fatherless
$18.95Add to cartSix year-old Charles Mulli wakes up in his Kenyan hut to discover his parents have abandoned him. Forced to beg from hut to hut in search of food, Charles scrapes out a meagre existence while trying to come to terms with his abusive past. Then, in a dramatic turn of events, Charles experiences unprecedented success. He finds a wonderful wife, raises a family, excels in business to such a degree that he creates an empire that is noticed by the President of Kenya, and he becomes a pinnacle in the church movement. Charles is on top of the world. And then his world changes. In spite of his tremendous achievements, the plight of the growing street children problem in his country remains strong in Charles’ heart. He is unable to shut out their cries, the cries he understands so well, and he realizes he must respond. Father to the Fatherless tells the true story of a man who makes a decision to sell everything he has to help the poor. It’s a decision that goes so counter-intuitive to those around him that he is soon completely ostracized, forcing him to carry out what seems like an impossible and unexplainable mission. Now, armed only with his relationship with God, Charles and his family struggle on physical, financial and spiritual fronts to rescue street children from the slums of Kenya and provide them with the hope of new life.
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My Search
$10.00Add to cartIn a world torn by hatred, injustice, and war, is there an answer to humanity s quest for the good? Here is the true story of one man for whom this question was personal. Josef Ben-Eliezer was born in Germany to a Jewish family under the shadow of the Nazis. As a child he witnessed Hitler s assault on Poland and then was forced into exile in Siberia, barely escaping with his life from starvation and disease as he made his way across southern Asia and finally arrived in the land of Israel.
Faced with the horror of the Holocaust, Josef was determined to fight for the independence of his new homeland. But the inhumanity of war continued to pursue him, along with the question: Why can t men and women live together in peace?
This is a fascinating account of survival against all odds, but it is more than that: the story of one man s search for the answers to the ultimate questions that, one way or another, face us all.
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Inlaid Pearl
$17.49Add to cartEscaping the killing fields of the war-torn Balkans and embarking on a journey to find religious freedom in America, Annastasia finds happiness in the arms of an amiable musician, Dimko, who plays a mandolin adorned with inlaid mother-of-pearl butterflies. From humorous dialogue mimicking Annastasia’s struggles with English syntax (“How did you came; did you drove?”) to poignant recollections of her triumphs and tragedies, including the drowning death of her son as he tries to save another man’s life, Inlaid Pearl, a non-fictional saga, chronicles the lives of three generations of women. The story characterizes a strong ethnic culture and family undergirded by a compelling faith in Christ.
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Table In The Presence
$19.99Add to cartOn April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, “the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines.” Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein’s militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle.
As the 1st Battalion’s chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion.
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Anxious Souls Will Ask
$17.99Add to cartThis brief yet brilliant book shows that the prison reflections of Dietrich Bonhoeffer contain profound inspiration for all who desire to walk more closely with Jesus in today’s troubled and often troubling world.
Illuminating the context and content of Bonhoeffer’s life and thought, Anxious Souls Will Ask… uses writings of the famous Christian martyr to critique the spirit of the age and to encourage in contemporary Christians the depth of commitment required to stand firm against the contemptuous winds of postmodern culture.
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Gods Generals Highlights And Live Footage (DVD)
$19.99Add to cartEven though these men and women of God have passed on, their ministries and anointings still live. Experience the anointing of God’s Generals as you step into the healing revival tents of Jack Coe and A. A. Allen. Get to know Aimee Semple McPherson’s dramatic personality, and receive a touch from the Holy Spirit through Kathryn Kuhlman’s ministry. There is an impartation for you as you absorb one solid hour of footage from these faith greats.
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Gods Generals A A Allen (DVD)
$19.99Add to cartThe Miracle Man
Perhaps one of the most persecuted of God’s Generals, A. A. Allen operated his healing ministry with a heart for God’s people. Watch live footage of Allen healing a man in a stretcher, causing a leg to grow, and ridding a man of tumors. Find out why a man who paid an incredible price for spiritual strength and divine gifting would fight an ultimately losing battle for his own body’s healing.
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Gods Generals William M Branham (DVD)
$19.99Add to cartMan of Notable Signs & Wonders
What William Branham lacked in formal education, God made up for in the Spirit. Branham is shown here in live footage, aided by an angel and the Word of knowledge, as he reveals the secrets of men’s hearts. Used by God to heal and set the mentally tormented free, Branham would later fall into a deception that would eventually cost him his life.
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Gods Generals Charles F Parham And William J Seymour (DVD)
$19.99Add to cartAfter growing up in sickness, Charles F. Parham committed his life to God and the healing ministry, even opening a school. His dedication would affect the lives of countless others, including William J. Seymour, who was the only black student at Parham’s school. In order to abide by the Jim Crow laws, Seymour would listen from the hallway through an open door as his Bible school teachers unfolded the mysteries of Christ. Later, what he learned there would explode into the great Azusa Street Revival.
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Gods Generals Evan Roberts (DVD)
$19.99Add to cartWelsh revivalist Evan Roberts was a spiritual leader during a time when his nation was experiencing powerful waves of God’s convicting Spirit. Eventually Roberts laid down this leadership position and moved into the ministry of intercession. What caused him to make this ministry change? The answer can be found in a close-up look at the life of this man of God.
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Gods Generals Jack Coe (DVD)
$19.99Add to cartThe Man of Reckless Faith
Jack Coe’s humble beginnings at an orphanage where he was left by his father prepared him for God’s work, including the construction of his own boys’ home. Empowered by his radical salvation experience, Coe threw himself into God’s work, en bearing criticism for his gruff nature and reckless faith. Watch and see Coe in action as the blind see, deaf hear, and the lame walk.
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Hand Of Providence
$19.99Add to cartIn public opinion polls, Ronald Reagan is the most popular of modern presidents, and yet to most biographers, the man is still an enigma. This is because, as Brown explains, few have ever focused on this great man’s faith. This book explores the life and personality of Ronald Reagan by focusing on his deeply-felt Christian beliefs and showing how faith guided him along his distinguished career and led him to his unprecedented success. With the support of Ronald Reagan’s own words and writings and first hand interviews with Ronald Reagan’s family, friends, and co-workers, Brown weaves a magnificant story of Reagan’s strong devotion to God that will not only inspire Christians to enter public service and allow their faith to motivate all their actions but also help point others to the Cross of Jesus Christ–a cause that was near and dear to President Reagan’s heart.
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Meister Eckhart : Selections From His Essential Writings
$15.99Add to cartThe teachings of the German-born Meister Eckhart (1260-1328), Dominican philosopher and spiritual master, are among the most daring and profound in the history of Western mysticism. From counsels on discernment to a treatise on detachment as the most essential virtue, Eckhart’s fascinating thoughts on the spiritual life will inspire and challenge those looking to deepen their experience of God.
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Walking The Straight And Narrow
$15.99Add to cartOver many years in his walk with God on the wire and in his life, Tino has developed more than 30 lessons in faith. Set against a backdrop of sawdust and trained tigers, attepted murder and trials by fire, betrayal and triumph, Tino Wallenda invites the reader behind the scenes, into the world of circus, and into a close, personal relationship with God.
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Costly Call : Modern Day Stories Of Muslims Who Found Jesus
$17.99Add to cartThe most powerful stories of the twenty-first century are those that we have yet to hear. They are the untold tales of the heroes of the Christian faith, those rejected, tortured, and killed because of the One they have chosen to follow. Hassan, Aisha, Wan Mae, Adahiem…Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, China, Egypt…These are their true stories.
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Walk On
$16.49Add to cartMarney’s journal, written over a span of fourteen years, provides an intimate look into her life and faith. Her daily habit was to spend one to two hours in “quiet time” reading, praying, and meditating. But it was only when she started writing her journal that she realized her strengths and weaknesses of her faith. Her journal entries reflect the spiritual growth that followed. Varying in tone from light-hearted, lyrical, and poetic to serious and somber, her thoughts are always trusting and faithful. Marney applied that unquenchable love of God to daily living, difficult decisions, family life, and ultimately her own impending death. This journal is her legacy that she asked to be shared. This is recommended for slow, reflective reading.
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Printing Propaganda And Martin Luther
$29.00Add to cartMark Edwards’s pioneering work on the Reformation as a “print event” traces how Martin Luther, the first Protestant, became the central figure in the West’s first media campaign. He shows how Luther and his allies spread their message using a medium that was itself subversive: pamphlets written in the vernacular and directed to the broadest reading public. Closely examining Protestant and Catholic pamphlets published in Strasbourg in the early years of the Reformation, Edwards demonstrates Luther’s dominance of the medium, the challenges posed by Catholic counterattacks, the remarkable success of Luther’s New Testament, and the unforeseen effects of the new medium. This volume has opened an exciting new vista on the European Reformation.
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Miracle Man Nolan Ryan
$19.99Add to cartMeet the man behind that 100-mile-per-hour fastball as Nolan Ryan, affectionately known as “The Ryan Express,” shares about his life and career with the autobiography Miracle Man .
Co-authored by Jerry Jenkins, renowned for his compelling Left Behind series, this book unveils the untold stories of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers. Experience the thrill of Ryan’s Hall of Fame baseball career but also discover the personal sacrifice, faith, and family that define his miraculous career. From small-town Texas beginnings to Major League Baseball stardom, Ryan shares a captivating narrative that goes beyond the baseball diamond.
For the first time, the normally reserved Hall of Famer speaks candidly, providing an intimate glimpse into his storied life and career. The book provides an inside look at the evolution of his pitching style and the strategic mastery that made him one of the most feared pitchers in the league. Ryan even shares his thoughts into difficult moments and decisions into his career, including his decision to leave the Houston Astros for rival in-state team, the Texas Rangers.
With Ryan’s exceptional career highlights, including being one of the few players to have his number retired by three teams, Miracle Man is as much a historical account as it is a personal reflection. Ryan’s narrative is more than just a recounting of games won and records shattered; it’s an inspiring testament to perseverance, faith, and the importance of family–making it a must-read for baseball fans and autobiography enthusiasts alike.
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Trece Sentidos – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartEn un deslumbrante relato de pasion, Trece Sentidos de Victor Villasenor continua la estipulante epopeya familiar que empezo con el ampliamente reconocido bestseller Lluvia de Oro. Trece Sentidos abre con las bodas de oro del ya mayor Salvador y su elegante esposa, Lupe. Cuando un joven sacerdote le pide a Lupe que repita la sagrada frase ceremonial ‘respetar y obedecer,’ Lupe se sorprende a si misma al contestar–!No, no voy a decir obedecer! !Como se atreve! !Ah, no! !Usted no me va a hablar asi despues de cincuenta anos de matrimonio y sabiendo lo que se!–. Asi, la familia Villasenor se ve forzada a examinar el amor que Lupe y Salvador han compartido por tantos a nos: un amor universal, entrnable y sincero que eventualmente dara energia e inspiracion a la pareja en su vejez.
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Its More Than The Music
$21.99Add to cartGrowing up in the rural town of Alexandria, Indiana, Bill Gaither dreamed of becoming a gospel singer. He set out to do just that during his college years and after much frustration, ended up teaching high school English. It was hardly the life he had hoped for. From this humble beginning, he would go on to write more than 600 songs, record 40 albums, and win three Grammys. In IT’S MORE THAN THE MUSIC, he recalls the remarkable journey of his life. From the Gaither Trio to The Gaither Vocal Band, from performing in small churches to playing sold out arenas, Gaither reveals the triumphs and tragedies along the way. Readers will witness how God has blessed him as a songwriter, performer, entrepreneur and ultimately gospel music’s elder statesman. His story will inspire and uplift as many people as his songs have touched lives.
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Orestes A Brownson A Print On Demand Title
$39.99Add to cartOrestes Augustus Brownson (1803-1876) was a philosopher, essayist, and minister whose broad-ranging ideas both reflected and influenced the social and religious mores of his day. This superb biography by Patrick Carey provides a thorough, incisive account of Brownson’s shifting intellectual and religious life within the context of American cultural history.
Based on a close reading of Brownson’s diary notebooks, letters, essays, and books, this biography chronicles the course of Brownson’s eventful life, particularly his restless search for a balance between freedom and communion in his relations with God, nature, and the human community. Yet Carey’s work is more than an excellent account of one man’s development; it also portrays the face of an important period in American religious history. What is more, 200 years after Brownson’s birth, America is marked by the same pressing social and religious issues that he himself addressed: religious pluralism, changing religious identifications, culture wars, military conflicts, and challenges to national peace and security. Carey’s book shows how Brownson’s values and ideas transcend his own time period and resonate helpfully with our own.
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My Life And My Death
$18.95Add to cart“My greatest teacher has been my cancer,” says the author in his story of faith as he faces death. But the author never goes too far in the direction of becoming “touchy-feely” with his illness. In fact, he refers to his cancer as being of the devil, yet he never dwells too long in this application either. There is humor but never too much. There is some “preaching” about people with grudges against God but never too much. Instead he tells us, step by step, how he learned of his cancer, how he learned that his cancer was worse than originally thought, how he came to bond with his doctor, how he came to accept the stages of disintegration of his body. The author’s main work here is to find ways to bring us unbearable tidings about sickness and dying in ways that, with God, are bearable.
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Kathryn Kuhlman : Her Spiritual Legacy And Its Impact On My Life
$13.98Add to cartThis remarkable book is more than the dramatic account of how a red-haired, freckle-faced girl from Concordia, Missouri, became “the most prominent woman evangelist who ever lived.” It is also the story of how God used her life and teaching to influence Benny Hinn. By tracing her fifty extraordinary years of ministry, Benny Hinn offers revealing insights into the spiritual life of one of God’s choice servants as she took the saving and healing message of Jesus Christ to her generation – often in the midst of personal struggles and disappointing heartbreaks.
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More Than I Could Ever Ask
$19.99Add to cartMeeting Lori Bakker today-a young woman with a bright, outgoing personality, you could hardly imagine her as a teenager living a life of flagrant sexual promiscuity and drug abuse. Nor would you picture her as having had five abortions before she was twenty-one.
More Than I Could Ever Ask tugs at the heartstrings of women and men. Lori’s story is one of forgiveness-finding forgiveness from God, learning to forgive the men who hurt her, and most of all, discovering inner peace. Her story also shows the power of love and faithfulness. After she was single and celibate for nearly nine years, Lori met and fell in love with a man she had known only by reputation-Jim Bakker. Today Lori and Jim-two broken lives brought together by God as one-have been restored and are busy helping restore others to spiritual and emotional wholeness.
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John And Charles Wesley
$13.99Add to cartJohn and Charles Wesley led the Methodist revival that swept eighteenth-century England and America and changed the face of Christianity forever. Their spirituality synthesized a unique blend of elements from the church fathers, Catholic mystics, and Protestant Reformers. This selection includes John’s incisive writings on the spiritual life as well as the famous hymns of Charles, giving vibrant expression to the faith of the Wesleys.
“About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.” — John Wesley
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Teresa Of Avila
$13.99Add to cartTeresa of Avila, a renowned sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, received the vision for The Interior Castle one Sunday in 1577. In this signature work, Teresa uses the castle as a symbol for the interior life to describe her mystical experience of the presence of God. Her humble and straightforward treatise invites readers on a spiritual journey to enter into the deep places in their soul where they will find God.
“The soul of the just person is nothing else but a paradise where the Lord says he finds his delight. So then, what do you think that abode will be like where a King so powerful, so wise, so pure, so full of all good things takes his delight? I don’t find anything comparable to the magnificent beauty of a soul and its marvelous capacity.” — Teresa of Avila
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Because They Never Asked
$13.49Add to cartWriting from a Jewish perspective, Lonnie Lane tells the story of how God supernaturally revealed Himself to her. She first sensed the presence of Yeshua (Jesus) when in Israel with her synagogue. This led her through a long intellectual struggle with questions that many Jews ask about God.When God spoke to her audibly, in power and tenderness, she knew why Abraham and Moses obeyed upon hearing His Voice. One by one, her family members came to the Lord, each with his or her own unique encounter with God. Her love for God, for Israel, and for her Jewish people will touch your heart. “It is unusual for an entire immediate Jewish family to accept the Lord. The Lanes are such a family. They are a prototype of what God is about to do with Jewish families worldwide. I urge you to read, enjoy, and learn about this most unusual Jewish Mishpochah (family).” -Sid Roth, President, Messianic Vision
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Gods Generals Collection (DVD)
$149.99Add to cartMeet a dozen dynamic individuals who helped fan the flames of revival in the 20th century! Evan Roberts, Smith Wigglesworth, William Seymour, Aimee Semple McPherson—from humble beginnings in Wales, England, and America, they went on to lead some of the most remarkable Christian movements in recent history. Roberts Liardon’s compelling biographies chronicle their lives, work, and teachings on 12 DVDs.
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Luther For Armchair Theologians
$24.00Add to cartWritten by experts but designed for the non-expert, the Armchair series provides accurate, concise, and witty overviews of some of the most profound Christian theologians in history. An essential supplement for first-time encounters with primary texts, a lucid refresher for scholars and clergy, and an enjoyable read for the theologically curious.
Martin Luther started a reformation movement that revolutionized Europe in the sixteenth century. His far-reaching reforms of theological understanding and church practices radically modified both church and society in Europe and beyond. Paulson’s introduction to Luther’s thought, coupled with the illustrations, provides an engaging introduction to Luther’s multifaceted self and the ideas that catapulted him to fame. -
Desert Rat : The Remarkable Story Of Aileen Coleman
$15.99Add to cartShe has been celebrated by the princely and noble as well as the lowly and oppressed. She is known by many names-“The Angel of the Desert,” “Blood Brother to the Bedouin,” and “A’raisa, the Leader”-and through “honors” bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth, she is entitled to be known as Dame Aileen Coleman. One dignitary lovingly referred to her as “one of the greatest servants God ever put on His earth.” Medical missionary Aileen Coleman humbly shuns such pretentious and flowery titles, maintaining she is only “a desert rat.” Her longtime friend, Franklin Graham, president of the Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse, asks, “How is it possible that this lady from Bundaberg, Australia, could turn the Arab world upside down?” The story of her faithfulness and servanthood through four decades of ministry in the Middle East could change your life forever.
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7 Chambers Of Hell
$14.99Add to cartA True Story of One Man’s Trip Through Hell and Back Why does Hell exist? What must it be like for unbelievers who have rejected salvation? Why would a loving God condemn “anyone” to ETERNAL damnation? Similar questions have puzzled us for centuries, but many will be answered in this intriguing book, which takes the reader on a disturbing journey through the demonic realms of Hell. This book recounts the graphic vision received by a young Death Row inmate, Jeremiah Rodgers. Enlightening, albeit unsettling, this should be read prayerfully. Almost certainly, this vision will change the way many view life-and death. This is a “must read” for those seeking to understand “what” Hell really is, and “who” will go there. It is a place of loathing and fear, intense pain and hopelessness, and physical and spiritual torment without end. Just as the wonders of Heaven are unimaginable-so are the horrors of Hell.
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Francis Of Assisi
$21.99Add to cartCunningham takes exception to sentimental portraits of Francis, whether as a “blesser of animals,” “church rebel,” or precursor of the “spirituality” movement, preferring instead to see Francis as a reformer of the medieval church, whose vow of poverty and unusual lifestyle sought to “act out” Scripture.
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Bonhoeffer Phenomenon : Portraits Of A Protestant Saint
$23.00Add to cartStephen Haynes offers a provocative assessment of the Bonhoeffer mystique, which interprets Bonhoeffer’s legacy through the medium of sainthood. Before casting an eye on the great pastor-theologian through a hagiographic lens, Haynes examines various receptions and appropriations of Bonhoeffer from different theological, ecclesial, and political contexts. Bonhoeffer is viewed from such divergent perspectives as radical theology and politics (exemplified in “death of God” theology), liberal theology and social ethics, conservative popular Christianity and evangelicalism, and lastly, the universal portrait of Bonhoeffer, which highlights his ecumenical significance. The Bonhoeffer Phenomenon provides an invaluable introduction to Bonhoeffer studies, while also offering its own unique analysis of Bonhoeffer’s life and thought.
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Rescuing The Raggedy Man
$15.49Add to cartHope for the Hurting Think of the term “homeless person,” and you’ll see him: the raggedy man. Reeking of alcohol and cigarette smoke. Hasn’t showered in weeks. Tattered old coat. Staggering down the sidewalk, clutching a bottle of cheap whiskey. Or maybe you see her. Mismatched clothes that others would have used for rags. Stringy, unwashed hair sticking out from under a dirty, knit stocking cap. Three kids, somewhere, from three different fathers. For more than four decades, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Rockford Rescue Mission has served compassion and generosity to raggedy people. Some look the part. But many more look like people you’d see every day. They’ve simply messed up, and life has unraveled. Hurting, hopeless, raggedy people walk among us-we just don’t see past their masks. They’re in our neighborhoods, our workplaces, and our churches. There even may be one in your mirror. If there’s a common theme to the many stories you’re about to read, it’s this: For all who hurt, there is great news. God is in the rescue business. He changes lives and gives hope where all seemed hopeless, even for raggedy people like us.
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Silent Music : The Life Work And Thought Of Saint John Of The Cross
$23.99Add to cartSt. John of the Cross has long inspired Christians seeking a deeper knowledge of God. This sixteenth-century Spanish mystic left a record of personal faith as profound as any ever recorded. In Silent Music R. A. Herrera looks anew at the life and writings of St. John of the Cross and explores his continuing relevance to contemporary spirituality.
Beginning with an erudite historical essay on the phenomenon of mysticism, Silent Music chronicles St. John’s life story – from his humble birth in 1542, through his career as a professional religious, to his death in 1591 – placing the man and his spirituality squarely in their historical-cultural context. Herrera probes the saint’s rigorous life of contemplation and his classic writings on such subjects as union with God and the “dark night of the soul,” clarifying St. John’s understanding of the mystical experience and paying particular attention to the notion of detachment and the recurring motifs of darkness, flame, and ascent in St. John’s writings. His careful analysis of St. John’s thought is enriched with examples from philosophy, psychology, literature, spirituality, and art – material not usually found in such a study.
Appending his own original translations of select excerpts from St. John’s poetry, Herrera here paints a richly detailed, multifaceted portrait of one of Christendom’s most complex figures. His book will interest readers encountering St. John for the first time as well as those seriously engaged in the study of Roman Catholicism, Spanish history, Christian spirituality, and mysticism.
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Grandmas Secrets And Memories
$20.99Add to cartRead of Solveig. Share in this Norwegian immigrant’s true adventures and lifetime story. See how special an everyday common person’s life can be when dedicated early and diligently to Jesus. With God, ordinary and painful days can be filled with extraordinary blessings and miracles. Placing full trust in her Lord, miraculous healings, visions, and angelic interventions interrupt and impact her life. Petitioning God, going through opened doors, and trusting completely in Him are rewarded. Solveig’s life gives evidence of God’s awareness of and faithfulness to all of His children. Written as a legacy to her grandchildren, Solveig recounts a confused and disappointing childhood; the traumatic Nazi Occupation of Norway; meeting and marrying Arne; immigrating to America; and seasons of family growth, trials, lack, and loss. The evidence of God’s faithfulness to Solveig encourages others to choose and remain determined to follow God’s paths for their lives.
